diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b85cf7a9..a1153010 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     "coveralls": "~3.0.2",
     "nyc": "~12.0.2",
     "sinon": "^6.0.0",
-    "standard": "^11.0.0",
+    "standard": "^12.0.0",
     "tape": "^4.7.0"
   },
   "scripts": {